Optical pumping of the Na D2 transition with elliptically polarized light

Journal of Modern Optics

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 787-800

  Varcoe, B T H ^a,b   Sang, R T ^a   Macgillivary, W R ^a   Standage, M C ^a   Farrell, P M ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR QUANTENOPTIK   (Germany)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODYNAMICS; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL PUMPING;

ELLIPTICALLY POLARIZED LIGHT;

QUANTUM OPTICS;

EID: 0033116491     PISSN: 09500340     EISSN: 13623044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500349908231304     Document Type: Article

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